Small secrets hidden in the manual of the classic famous car "McLaren F1"

For over 30 years, it occupies a part of the top team at the highest peak of the automobile race "Formula 1 (F1)"McLaren, The company's first commercial vehicle in 1991 "McLaren F1We announced. Super car · McLaren F1 which has a name in history as "the ultimate road-going car" is a super level, more than 100 million yen at that price as well. The owner's manual installed in such a car seems to have been studded with small playfulness that can only be seen by the person who actually took it.

Drawn From Memory - McLaren F1 Owner's Manual


◆ What is McLaren F1?
McLaren F1 is a supercar with a body made of full carbon fiber. The driver is a layout like a racing car sitting on the left and right center of the car body, and the special layout that the passenger sits one by one on the left and right. Officially it is a precious vehicle that only 64 units are produced in total.

ByMangopulp 2008

The left and right doors are bounce-up type gull wing.

ByEddy Clio

McLaren F1 was also active in the world of racing as it aimed at the ultimate performance. Mr. Murray, a designer, has been told that it showed a difficulty in use in the race, but because of its goodness, we have been doing well in a number of races, including the 24 Hours of Endurance race.

ByAndré Ritzinger

Mark Roberts who designed the owner's manual of McLaren F1. Previously McLaren's sameLotusI belonged to a famous designer who had a name in F1Gordon MurrayHe seems to have transferred to McLaren with his plan to make the ultimate road going car.


Owner's manual of a fine binding. It is quite difficult to see the actual car of McLaren F1, but if it becomes its owner's manual considerable rare item.


Its atmosphere is worthy to call "art book" rather than "manual".


Illustrations drawn with a pencil and pen are by Roberts' s hands. This quality despite the illustration just representing the tread (distance between the centers of the wheels) this quality.


The maintenance procedure is also described in a luxurious page. This is probably the state of the inlet in the oil tank on the right side of the body.


"Header tank" which catches the overflowing cooling water heated by the heat of the engine is shown in light blue color.


Brake oil tank is red.


Illustration of hand-drawn around the meter. It is quality that seems to have ended the day just by looking at this manual thoroughly.


A small secret is hidden in this part. The maximum speed of McLaren F1 which was recorded at the time of the design was 231 miles per hour (about 372 km / h), Roberts sneaked that figure secretly to the meter's total distance meter. This is an entertainment that will be irritated unintentionally if it is an owner who knows the car body well.


The number "231" is also used around the manual, and the parts where the clock is displayed are all displayed as "02: 31".

And there is play in the illustration of CD changer of Kenwood car audio which was installed genuine. It is now a CD changer unit that almost no longer looks like a figure, but around 1991 when McLaren F1 appeared it was the latest class of devices.


For CD albums inserted in such state-of-the-art equipment, Bob Dylan's album "Novelty Classics" which was announced in 1978 was "Street Legal"Has been chosen. Furthermore, it may be a game that hooked "a car on a racing car level that can run public roads legally (street legal)". The idea is that Mr. Gordon Murray of the chief designer also came in.


Because the driver seat is laid out on the left and right center of the car body, McLaren F1, owner's most need may be a way of getting on and off the car body.


The left and right of the driver seat are separated by a wall of about 20 cm in height. Therefore, when getting off, firstly cross the wall with only the left foot, at the same time add the left hand to the door opening ......


Then put the right foot on the front passenger seat space in the same way across the wall.


Then use your hands to lift your butt ......


Finally you can go out by putting your feet on the ground. If possible, at this time the owner does not want to say "Yoshikoisho" is the dream of the ordinary people at least.


Besides this, around the shift lever where various switches are arranged ... ...


Around the steering wheel


Driver seat which adopted 4 point type seat belt is drawn with the same quality illustration.


Of course the time of the liquid crystal display was "02: 31".


Despite the vehicle price of about 100 million yen, this McLaren F1 is actually a car costly enough to say that the deficit will increase every time one sells. It was an episode that gave a glimpse of a part of the commitment that was made without pulling out his hand until every detail.


Even if you can not be a vehicle owner, there are few hopes for those who really want to get this manual. Canadian 's "dealing with numerous rare goods"CollectorStudio'S selling the manual of McLaren F1. Although the price is said to be "consultation", in the explanatory note "Keep in mind this is meant for an $ 11 M car, so it is not in inexpensive! (Because this manual is for cars of 100 million yen or more, There is not a cheap!) Sentence. When making inquiries, it seems better to prepare your own feelings and wallets.

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